diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/Kconfig b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/Kconfig
index 46df3a04030c20af3a3288d7a27423b095694dfc..24c2305d7948455ca52ada710893599067533104 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/Kconfig
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ config SH_ETH
 		(CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7710 || CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7712 || \
 		 CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7763 || CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7619 || \
 		 CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7724 || CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7734 || \
-		 CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7757 || ARCH_R8A7740)
+		 CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7757 || ARCH_R8A7740 || ARCH_R8A7779)
 	select CRC32
 	select NET_CORE
 	select MII
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ config SH_ETH
 	  Renesas SuperH Ethernet device driver.
 	  This driver supporting CPUs are:
 		- SH7619, SH7710, SH7712, SH7724, SH7734, SH7763, SH7757,
-		  and R8A7740.
+		  R8A7740 and R8A7779.
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
index af0b867a6cf6247ccf4f002af29d5832c03f368b..bad8f2eec9b46f652298a3d9f0b48edbef1ac6b8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/sh_eth.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static void sh_eth_select_mii(struct net_device *ndev)
 #endif
 
 /* There is CPU dependent code */
-#if defined(CONFIG_CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7724)
+#if defined(CONFIG_CPU_SUBTYPE_SH7724) || defined(CONFIG_ARCH_R8A7779)
 #define SH_ETH_RESET_DEFAULT	1
 static void sh_eth_set_duplex(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
@@ -93,13 +93,18 @@ static void sh_eth_set_duplex(struct net_device *ndev)
 static void sh_eth_set_rate(struct net_device *ndev)
 {
 	struct sh_eth_private *mdp = netdev_priv(ndev);
+	unsigned int bits = ECMR_RTM;
+
+#if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_R8A7779)
+	bits |= ECMR_ELB;
+#endif
 
 	switch (mdp->speed) {
 	case 10: /* 10BASE */
-		sh_eth_write(ndev, sh_eth_read(ndev, ECMR) & ~ECMR_RTM, ECMR);
+		sh_eth_write(ndev, sh_eth_read(ndev, ECMR) & ~bits, ECMR);
 		break;
 	case 100:/* 100BASE */
-		sh_eth_write(ndev, sh_eth_read(ndev, ECMR) | ECMR_RTM, ECMR);
+		sh_eth_write(ndev, sh_eth_read(ndev, ECMR) | bits, ECMR);
 		break;
 	default:
 		break;